Steve wrote; -> (SNIP) >Another thought experiment: kneel on a skateboard next to a parking >meter. Rotate forward as you would for a forward stroke. Grasp the post >of the PM and return to a neutral position. Did perceive your board >move? Did you perceive the parking meter move? I believe Nick would >observe that the earth moved a little bit (Did it move for you?...well, >never mind), but I think this amount of movement can safely be ignored. Sorry this is not valid. Pushing against a solid while you roll across a solid is not the same as pushing against a fluid while you float through a fluid. The proper experiment (if one insists on using skateboards and parking meters) is to launch your skateboard and paddle with a parking meter. Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jul 25 1998 - 06:20:46 PDT
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